Fans blast ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky for saying Mac Jones won’t be a good NFL QB
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama is trouncing Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, so the ESPN broadcasters are looking for anything interesting to talk about.
Much to the dismay of Alabama fans, that topic has become QB Mac Jones’s NFL Draft stock. Broadcaster Dan Orlovsky spent a long portion of the second half discussing why he doesn’t think Jones will be a good NFL quarterback.
Naturally, that drew plenty of criticism from Alabama fans on social media. Below, you can see a sampling of some of the Twitter reaction to Orlovsky’s comments:
https://twitter.com/SeanMLucas/status/1337844358079524873
Dan Orlovsky’s fav QB is Carson Wentz. He needs to SHUT his mouth about Mac Jones in the NFL. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/npgVG5XVbc
— Brandon Nickel (@BrandonNickel36) December 12, 2020
Dan Orlovsky trying to say that Mac Jones won't work in the NFL like he wasn't trying to say Jake Fromm was QB1 during a 3 int game against South Carolina last year
— Joshua Ragsdale (@R6ggyJ) December 12, 2020
This man is talking about Mac Jones not being athletic enough enough for the NFL pic.twitter.com/dZ4SylV16f
— Josh McWhorter ? (@MC_ClapYoHandz_) December 12, 2020
Out of all the NFL QBs to compare Mac Jones to, Dan Orlovsky picked Matt Ryan ?
— Jonathan ?? Smith ? (@JonathanSmith_D) December 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/ExposoftheSouth/status/1337846513951793153
Alabama got a fumble recovery.
I also learned that Mac Jones isn't athletic.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) December 12, 2020
The commentary team has turned mac jones from the heismann favorite to an octogenarian in a rascal scooter with this pointless bs debate
— Zachary Williams (@TheRealPokeChop) December 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/cowboysburner11/status/1337846578137231361
Twenty minutes of Dan Orlovsky devaluing Mac Jones is definitely a real treat. Like, we get it dude. #BAMAvsARK
— Douglas Johnson (@deHavillanche) December 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/brockcoogler/status/1337846076456509443
This broadcast….man
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) December 12, 2020
Jones is considered one of the Heisman frontrunners, so his play this season is speaking for itself. Jones will focus on winning a national title first, then he’ll turn his attention to potentially entering the 2021 NFL Draft.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
